In her textile works, Berlin-based artist Lillian Morrissey focuses on medieval kings, authoritarian politicians, oligarchs, and key figures of the New Right, expressing the backlash of a system believed to have been overcome.
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Lillian Morrissey, Achilles Drags Hectors Body Across the Battlefield, 2023 Stickerei und Mixed Media auf Panama-Baumwolle
Her works, embroidered on cotton, are the result of intensive journalistic research, but at the same time they are humorous caricatures of a time in which reality seems to have overtaken satire. Between fabric and thread, Morrissey takes up the didactic function of medieval tapestries.
The artist confronts viewers with a visually condensed chronicle of often male-charged gestures of power. Her figures see themselves as brave and righteous champions, but behind this self-image lies a brutal, egocentric, and patriarchal reality.
Morrissey's work unfolds a coherent critique of the staging of power and the dynamics of domination, whose forms change while their ideological foundations remain frighteningly constant.
- Exhibition from 29.08. to 19.10.2025
Curated by Björn Brolewski and Laila-Marie Busse
Opening hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 13:00 to 21:00
Thursday: 10:00 to 22:00
Events
- Sunday, 07.09.2025, 15:00 to 21:00
- Summer party on Kulturinsel
- 19:30: Guided tour with Lillian Morrissey and Björn Brolewski in German and English
- Thursday, 08.10.2025, 19:00
- Nerd Girl Magic.
- Reading with Simoné Goldschmidt-Lechner
- Thursday, 16.10.2025, 16:00
- Guided tour with Lillian Morrissey and Björn Brolewski in German and English.
- From 18:00: Panel discussion and music as part of the Berlin Municipal Galleries' Action Days at WABE.
Admission to the exhibition and events is free.
Location: Galerie Parterre Berlin
Danziger Straße 101
10405 Berlin
(Events in German Language)
Additional information
Participating artists
Lillian Morrissey
